Highest-Paying Counties for Laborers: GROUP 3
Top counties paying Laborers: GROUP 3 the highest Davis-Bacon total package (base + fringe), ranked across every active wage determination in the country.
Each row shows the construction type that yields the highest rate in that county.
| Rank | County | State | Construction Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnstable | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 2 | Middlesex | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 3 | Plymouth | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 4 | Essex | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 5 | Dukes | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 6 | Nantucket | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 7 | Worcester | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 8 | Norfolk | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 9 | Bristol | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 10 | Suffolk | Massachusetts | heavy | $58.43 | $29.70 | $88.13 |
| 11 | Orange | New York | heavy | $43.45 | $32.90 | $76.35 |
| 12 | Ulster | New York | building | $43.45 | $32.90 | $76.35 |
| 13 | Dutchess | New York | building | $43.45 | $32.90 | $76.35 |
| 14 | Sullivan | New York | highway | $43.45 | $32.90 | $76.35 |
| 15 | Marshall | Indiana | building | $40.89 | $30.30 | $71.19 |
| 16 | Lagrange | Indiana | building | $40.89 | $30.30 | $71.19 |
| 17 | Elkhart | Indiana | building | $40.89 | $30.30 | $71.19 |
| 18 | Jasper | Indiana | building | $40.89 | $30.30 | $71.19 |
| 19 | Pulaski | Indiana | building | $40.89 | $30.30 | $71.19 |
| 20 | Newton | Indiana | building | $40.89 | $30.30 | $71.19 |
| 21 | Starke | Indiana | building | $40.89 | $30.30 | $71.19 |
| 22 | Kosciusko | Indiana | building | $40.89 | $30.30 | $71.19 |
| 23 | Schoharie | New York | heavy | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 24 | Schenectady | New York | heavy | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 25 | Washington | New York | highway | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 26 | Montgomery | New York | building | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 27 | Greene | New York | building | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 28 | Saratoga | New York | heavy | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 29 | Rensselaer | New York | building | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 30 | Albany | New York | building | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 31 | Fulton | New York | building | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 32 | Columbia | New York | highway | $42.09 | $27.65 | $69.74 |
| 33 | Berkshire | Massachusetts | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 |
| 34 | Hampden | Massachusetts | heavy | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 |
| 35 | Hampshire | Massachusetts | heavy | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 |
| 36 | Franklin | Massachusetts | building | $39.70 | $29.70 | $69.40 |
| 37 | Porter | Indiana | highway | $40.26 | $28.90 | $69.16 |
| 38 | La Porte | Indiana | heavy | $40.26 | $28.90 | $69.16 |
| 39 | St Joseph | Indiana | heavy | $40.26 | $28.90 | $69.16 |
| 40 | Lake | Indiana | heavy | $40.26 | $28.90 | $69.16 |
| 41 | Island | Washington | heavy | $50.38 | $16.96 | $67.34 |
| 42 | San Juan | Washington | building | $50.38 | $16.96 | $67.34 |
| 43 | Pacific | Washington | building | $50.38 | $16.96 | $67.34 |
| 44 | Windham | Connecticut | highway | $36.20 | $28.85 | $65.05 |
| 45 | Tolland | Connecticut | highway | $36.20 | $28.85 | $65.05 |
| 46 | New London | Connecticut | highway | $36.20 | $28.85 | $65.05 |
| 47 | New Haven | Connecticut | highway | $36.20 | $28.85 | $65.05 |
| 48 | Middlesex | Connecticut | highway | $36.20 | $28.85 | $65.05 |
| 49 | Litchfield | Connecticut | highway | $36.20 | $28.85 | $65.05 |
| 50 | Hartford | Connecticut | highway | $36.20 | $28.85 | $65.05 |